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By Ayoola Fakeye   Christianity is not a rule-based religion. But life in the Spirit is based on fellowship with the triune God. That would lead us to how this fruit works.   As I was meditating, I got a verse of the scripture which I have never seen in the light I will be sharing with you. It is a famous scripture. However, I want you all to open your heart to receive all Lord has for you.    “ I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away, and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.  “ I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me, you can do nothing. ”  John 15:1-5. ‭   These were the last w...

Ayoola Fakeye In the previous article, I shared that the flesh can never produce anything godly. At the core of the flesh is evil. Therefore, You cannot produce the fruit of the Holy Spirit by the flesh.   In this article, I will love to continue sharing that the flesh cannot produce the fruit of the Spirit. This foundational knowledge will help you to live a victorious life over sin.  Whenever we attempt to produce what can only be obtained by the Spirit, we get weakened in our Christian pilgrimage. We will also set up our conscience to judge and condemn you. The conscience is part of our being, that has an innate understanding of right and wrong or good and evil. Therefore, whenever we attempt to produce any of the characteristics of the fruit of the Spirit by our flesh, our conscience will always inflict guilt, pain, and some emotional damage because we will never meet the standard. Thus, The flesh hinders the outpouring of the anointing from the Fruit of the Spirit.  ...